The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-08
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When the tongue puts itself At eaae,
Il puts everything else under con-
stFaint..Jossph Rona,
III this world Of change, naught
which comes stays, and naught which
goes iB lest..1me. S10stchiae.
Never does a nan betray his own
character more wildly than il the
manner of protraying another. Rich-
feg
We may as well attempt 10 bring
pleasure ont of pain, IS to unite in
diligence ia sin with the enjoyment Of
happiness. Hodge.
The most valuable, pure, useful,
and durable Of all metals, is tried gold =;
So is tried faith, among all the Chris
tian virtues w Jackson.
The one who will be found in trial
capable of great acts Of love is ever
The one who rs always doing consider
ate small oness--F. ". Robertson.
Deeper than the love Of home, deep
err than the love OF kindred, deeper
than the love Of rest and recreation,
deeper than the love of life is the love
Of Jesus.--Reg. u. Hamilton.
is it asked how may we please God
BY serving him. DO youT duty, and
yoa infaili6ly win the Divine approval.
Go straight forward in the path Of
righteousness, and you are certain to
have his smile.
Grit is the grain of character. 1t
may generally be described as heroism
materiaiizod, spirit and will thrust into
heart, brain and backbone, go as to
form part of the physical substance of
the man. WdipFIs,
The soul that cannot entirely trust
God, whether man be pleased or dis
pleased, can never long be true to him;
for, while you are cycling man, you
are losing sight of God and stabbing
religion at the very Decentralization.
If tempted not to pray, pray the
more. If tempted to postpone prayer,
pray at that very time. Most proba-
bly, God has blessing for you. Sa-
tan suspects he has, or be would not
be 30 anxious to persuade you to put
off prayer.
The eoul is not for the body, bnt
the body for the soul Therefore the
body should not be the master, but
the servant of the soul, and both
should be wholly governed by the will
Of God. Hence The true Christian is
be- who can truthfulIy say, 81 keep my
body under and bring 1t into subjec
ton"
Never preach or teach DegatlOns to
anybody. Bat be sure never to tell a
child what you don't believe. Here
ia one of Mr.. Spurgeon's sharp, sug
gestive sentences "If a crooked stick
is before you, You need not explain
how crooked it Is. Lay a straight
one down by the side of it, and the
work is well done Preach the truth.
and error will stand abashed in its
presence"
The victory of the Head of human
ity over his threefold temptation
teaches the secret Of all human vieto-
~ over the temptations which beset
ali human beings. If be won by his
freedom from all evil desire, tbey
must conquer by seeking the extinc-
tion OF their lusLs through his grace.
The death Of lust is the weakening Of
satanic powRr. Temptation NAV vex
soul cieansed from lust and living
by faith but it cannot resisted, sep
arate it from Him in whom ii has
eternal Lfe.-Daaie2 Vase Il. D.
Evil thoughts are as dangerous 10
ourselves and as reprehensibie in the
sight of God as evil deeds, and they
oeed to be repudiaLed, Abandoned and
disIodged. Let US put our minds, al
well as our hearts aud bodies, undel
the seePter Of our divine Lord, aHc
bring every thought in captivity Il
Lhe law Of Christ. Says the apostle
Whatsoever things are lovely, whatso
ever things are true, whatsoever thing
are honest, whatsoever things are just
whass9eFer things are of good report
| If theEe be any virtue, think on tdes
fksRgs." Sc do.--ALabaaaa ChristiaI
szdpDeate.
\ How different is peace from happs
ness Happiness is the result of hal
EeHy between our wants as creature
and the world without peace is th
harmony between US Is spiritual be
ings and the Father Of our spirits
The one is as changeable as the object
J or circumstances on which it relies
the other is as Interchangeable az til
God on whom it eteFnally rests. w
may thus possess real Happiness an
real peace !; yet either may exist viii
ont the other. Nay, more happinel
may be destroyed by God in oFde
that the blessing of peace may b
possessed bnt never will he take ava
peace to give happiness. HaPpines
without peace is temporal but peae
along with happiness, that indeed
eteTnal.---NoraaaB Mcleod.
Learn we to ask of God the thing
which il is meet for as TO ask of Hin
The things which belong to this life
which ever way they may fall ont, ca
4 do ma M iuinFVs afaf IL NC ha rich H. !